Meadowhall Retail Park: Police helicopter deployed over concerns for distressed woman in car
Emergency services including a police helicopter were deployed in the early hours over concerns for a woman seen distressed in a car at a Sheffield retail park.
South Yorkshire Police called in air support from the National Police Air Service, after concerns were raised for the woman at 2.30am today (Tuesday, December 2).
South Yorkshire Police told The Star: “At 2.30am today (Tuesday, December 2) we received reports of a woman in a car acting distressed at Meadowhall Retail Park.
“Officers were deployed, and alongside colleagues from the National Police Air Service, located the vehicle in the Attercliffe area.”
They added a 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and later released with no further action to be taken.
The NPAS deployed a helicopter at 2.41am, sending their crew from Carr Gate, near Wakefield.
They said they had been sent to support South Yorkshire Police in a search for a vehicle.